News Digest Item
07 Sep 2017

“Emission-free letter and parcel delivery for cities with high air pollution”

Federal environment ministry (BMUB)

The German government has increased funds to support the introduction of Deutsche Post DHL Group’s electric delivery van in cities most affected by air pollution, the federal environment ministry announced in a press release. Funds will be increased from 7.7 million euros to 17 million euros to introduce an additional 1,100 vans.

Read the press release in German here.

See the CLEW article Merkel at second diesel summit: must avoid driving bans "by all means" and the CLEW dossiers The Energiewende and German carmakers for more information.

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